Amaranth and Asphodel, poems from the Greek anthology; . eceived by the Hel-lenes. One realizes in fact the oriental side ofGreek manners. So if I have been able at allto render the spirit of my original into English,I owe something to the sunshine and the con-servatism of Egypt. Alexandria, July 1880. XIX CONTENTS Preface ix Preface, Edition 1881 xiii Section I. Love Poems page i II. Life, Time, and Moralities 83 III. Temple Offerings 115 IV. Poems on Nature and on Art 165V. Poems on Death 201 Index, Greek Authors 273 Index, Other Proper Names 277 The references in the Greek text are those of
Amaranth and Asphodel, poems from the Greek anthology; . eceived by the Hel-lenes. One realizes in fact the oriental side ofGreek manners. So if I have been able at allto render the spirit of my original into English,I owe something to the sunshine and the con-servatism of Egypt. Alexandria, July 1880. XIX CONTENTS Preface ix Preface, Edition 1881 xiii Section I. Love Poems page i II. Life, Time, and Moralities 83 III. Temple Offerings 115 IV. Poems on Nature and on Art 165V. Poems on Death 201 Index, Greek Authors 273 Index, Other Proper Names 277 The references in the Greek text are those of theTauchnitz edition of the Anthology. ILLUSTRATIONS Bacchante, from a gem in the Ashmolean Museum cover Relief from the Forum of Trajan, Lateran Museum title-page Dancer, from a relief in the Berlin Museum page IRelief in the Ashmolean Museum, Arundel Marble 83 Gryphon, Lateran Museum 115 Leucothea and the Infant Bacchus, Lateran Museum 165 Hegeso, from a monument at Athens 201 Urn, Vatican Museum tail-piece 272 XXI AMARANTH & ASPHODEL LOVE POEMS. LOVE POEMS MEAEATPOT Aaxpua aol v^pOe SA yOovig, UXio^wpa, 8ojcoO(,, aTopYa(; Xettj^avov elc; At^av,Saxpua SucjSaxpuxa TroXuxXauTw S ^ttI T6(ji,[i(o aTOvSoi [(j,a ttoOojv, jjivaiJia 9!,Xocppoauva(;.oixTpa yap, oixxpa cf)iXav ae xal Iv 9Gt(JL£voti; MeXsaypo? ala(^o), xeveav elc; A^^povxa al, TToij TO ttoOsivov I(jloI OaXoc;; apTraaev AtSac; apTraacv dx[xatov 8 6cvOo(; £9upex6vt(;.dXXa ae youvoOfxat, ya 7ravTp69£, Tav Tcav6SupTov •yjp^tia aoiQ xdXTioic;, (xocTep, EvayxdXiaat. VII. 476MAPKOY APPENTAPIOT Oux eaO ouTog epcot;, el tk; xaXov elSot; ^x^-**^^PouXet ex^^^j 9povi[ ofjLjjiaa!, 77£i,06[jL£vo^dXX ooTiq xax6[jLop90v iScov, 7r£9opY](i,£VO(; loT; aT£py£t., pLat,vo(j,£VY](; £x opzvbc, ai06[; £pco(;, Trup touto toc ydp xaXd TrdvTag 6(xoico(;T£p7rei, TOU? XptV£lV £lSo? ETTtCTTapifvouc;. V. 89MAKHAONIOT EXxoq £5(to Tov £pcoTa* p££!, 8i \ioi eXxEoi; t/wp, Sdxpuov, <jiieO/i
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